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Forge AHEAD: Feasibility of Yoga to Improve Cognitive Function

Engaging Stakeholders and Patients to Evaluate the Feasibility of Yoga to Improve Cognitive Function in Rural Heart Failure Patients in the Deep South

Who can join

As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.

Age
55 Years and older
Sex
All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
Compensation
Not stated

Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.

What to expect

No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.

What participation involves

Not stated in the study description — ask the study team about visits and procedures.

Compensation
Not stated
  • Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
  • Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
  • Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
  • Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.

About this study

In plain language

This small study will test whether a 12-week chair yoga program is practical and acceptable for 20 people with heart failure who are age 55 or older. The program aims to improve thinking skills. The study team will use patient feedback to improve the program.

The investigators will conduct a two-phase pilot study to test the feasibility and acceptability of a 12-week Chair Yoga intervention for 20 heart-failure patients. Using a patient-centered approach, investigators will involve stakeholders in designing the protocol, gather patient feedback, and refine the protocol accordingly.

Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.

Eligibility

Who can join

  • Have heart failure, a condition in which the heart does not pump blood as well as it should.
  • Be age 55 or older.

Who can't join

  • Have a brain injury from trauma, or other brain, nerve, or mental health disorders.
  • Have an implanted defibrillator (a device that treats dangerous heart rhythms) or metal objects in your body.
  • Have a heart pump device called a left ventricular assist device, or have had a heart transplant.
  • Have problems with substance abuse.
  • Cannot do yoga because of physical limits or how severe your illness is.
  • Are currently in a yoga program.

Simplified for readability. The official criteria below are what the study team uses.

Official eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Heart failure diagnosis * Aged 55 years or older Exclusion Criteria: * Traumatic brain injury, co-existing neurological and psychiatric disorders * Implanted defibrillator or metal objects, left ventricular assist device placement, or cardiac transplant * Substance abuse * Unable to perform yoga due to physical limitations or severity of illness * Currently engaged in a yoga program

Study sites (1)

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